捍卫英语纯正性的问题在于,英语就像妓院里的妓女一样纯洁。我们不只是借用词汇;有时,英语会追着其他语言进入小巷,把它们打晕,然后从它们的口袋里翻找新词汇。
The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.
A team's ceiling is often determined by the leader's cognitive boundaries.
We are all capable of change, but we have to believe it's possible first.
某个命题可以从某一组公理通过某一规则系统推导出来,这一事实本身并不使其为真。
作家的任务是让不可见之物可见。
唯一能让你成为更好的人的是你自己。